Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-1) at Rice Owls (1-1)
Houston; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Rice hosts Middle Tennessee.
Rice finished 11-5 at home a season ago while going 17-17 overall. The Owls averaged 13.4 points off of turnovers, 11.5 second-chance points and 0.7 bench points last season.
Middle Tennessee went 26-9 overall with a 10-6 record on the road last season. The Blue Raiders averaged 64.0 points per game while shooting 41.2% from the field and 30.8% from behind the arc last season.
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